Plus Burger King on Broadway is gone; there's something for everyone at the Pier 17 summer concert series; John Popper of Blues Traveler remembers Wetlands
Plus: McDonald's is indeed closing; new gallery will have its entrance on Cortlandt Alley; Orthodox Jewish comedian; fashion pop-up shop.
Plus: Car crashed into Broadway sidewalk shed; Seaport District rooftop ice rink and restaurant open next month; when signage blocks a sidewalk; the sculpture on a 56 Leonard balcony. / 12 comments
Plus: Review of Primo's bar; actor bought $19 million Tribeca apartment; Il Mattone to open a third outpost; Nike leases office space at Pier 17; more on Duane Street topper.
Plus: Man pays dearly for a night of nookie; the ice rink coming to Pier 17; Lower Manhattan statistics. / 3 comments
Plus: Michael Levine of Community Board 1 has retired; another Aretha Franklin tribute; cladding starts at 25 Park Row; "Instinct" shoot; one fabulous phallus.
Plus: LeBron James pop-up on Franklin; secret item on the Battery Park City Authority board meeting agenda; the dome at Peck Slip is an art installation; the grimthorping of 80 Centre; Wigstock tickets start at $95; "Ray Donovan." / 10 comments
Plus: The BMCC pool finally reopens today; Pier 17 advertising lights; midcentury-modern furniture store coming to Crosby; a new kosher steakhouse in FiDi. / 1 comment
Plus: Someone bought 1 White; local mall to host the return of the Wigstock drag festival is coming back; new ferry route to the South Bronx; the importance of a free press. / 5 comments
Plus: Sheldon Silver sentenced to prison; author recommends Tribeca restaurants.
Plus: The history of a building at Duane and Hudson; Pier 17's balloon installation; the conversion of 1 Wall; Don Wagyu review; Raul Guerrero at Ortuzar Projects. / 4 comments
Plus: "Wizardry and sorcery" school to open in FiDi; Amazon Prime discounts at Whole Foods; two possible uses for the former Grazin' space on Reade; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers resiliency plan; the condominium going up at Canal and Greene. / 5 comments
well normally agree with TC on most things but this is one of those rare occasions I think you are... — Will / Congestion pricing is here
Could this make the NJ to Brooklyn (and vice versa) route through Staten Island and the Verrazano Bridge more attractive... — Laura / Congestion pricing is here
No. I have written about this a lot -- look at this post and others. In short,... — Tribeca Citizen / Congestion pricing is here
We are in the middle -- 75-90 persons per acre. Densest: Yorkville at 150 or more. Least dense: Riverdale, northern... — Tribeca Citizen / Retail Report Part I: What we’ve gained and where we stand
No, you have to enter a highway and then cross 60th or a bridge or tunnel to get charged. — Tribeca Citizen / Congestion pricing is here
Well, you can come in any time without a toll by public transportation. That is why it is called a... — Tribeca Citizen / Congestion pricing is here
Actually it is, as is Pier 40 and Waterside. That is just a graphic representation of the plan... — Tribeca Citizen / Congestion pricing is here